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THIS PRINT COVERS CALENDAR ITEM NO. : 11
SAN FRANCISCO
MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
DIVISION: Sustainable Streets
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
Amending Transportation Code, Division II, Article 900 to amend the Residential Parking
Permit Program to: (1) delete the defined term for “Institution” and add “Residential Area”; (2)
simplify and revise the procedure for designating, rescinding, or modifying a Residential Parking
Permit Area; (3) revise the factors to be considered in determining whether to grant a waiver
request for additional parking permits; (4) limit the number of Residential Parking Permits to no
more than one permit issued to an individual and no more than two permits issued to a single
address, and provide for a waiver for up to four permits that may be issued to a single address,
except that Health Care Worker or Childcare permits which shall not count towards the
maximum number of permits that can be issued, for residents of Residential Parking Permit
Areas established after May 1, 2018; (5) eliminate the special petition process for Childcare
parking permits; (6) authorize the issuance of one transferable parking permit to a resident
licensed to operate a family child care home for use by a child care provider working at the
home; and (7) exempt vehicles displaying a valid permit from payment at on-street Parking
Meters located in the Residential Parking Permit Area where designated by the SFMTA with
posted signs.
SUMMARY:
The SFMTA has completed a comprehensive evaluation of the Residential Permit
Parking (RPP) Program.
The program evaluation led to the development and analysis of alternative reform
policies and practices, to be implemented in phases.
The first phase of implementation is to amend the Transportation Code, Division II, to
implement proposed reform policies resulting from this evaluation.
ENCLOSURES:
1. SFMTAB Resolution
2. Transportation Code Division II Amendments
APPROVALS: DATE
DIRECTOR ______________________________________ ____________
SECRETARY _______________________________________ ____________
ASSIGNED SFMTAB CALENDAR DATE: June 5, 2018
5/30/2018
5/30/2018
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PURPOSE
Amending Transportation Code, Division II, Article 900 to amend the Residential Parking
Permit Program to: (1) delete the defined term for “Institution” and add “Residential Area”; (2)
simplify and revise the procedure for designating, rescinding, or modifying a Residential Parking
Permit Area; (3) revise the factors to be considered in determining whether to grant a waiver
request for additional parking permits; (4) limit the number of Residential Parking Permits to no
more than one permit issued to an individual and no more than two permits issued to a single
address, and provide for a waiver for up to four permits that may be issued to a single address,
except that Health Care Worker or Childcare permits which shall not count towards the
maximum number of permits that can be issued, for residents of Residential Parking Permit
Areas established after May 1, 2018; (5) eliminate the special petition process for Childcare
parking permits; (6) authorize the issuance of one transferable parking permit to a resident
licensed to operate a family child care home for use by a child care provider working at the
home; and (7) exempt vehicles displaying a valid permit from payment at on-street Parking
Meters located in the Residential Parking Permit Area where designated by the SFMTA with
posted signs.
STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS AND TRANSIT FIRST POLICY PRINCIPLES
This action supports the following SFMTA Strategic Plan Goal and Objectives:
Goal 1: Create a safer transportation experience for everyone
Objective 1.1: Improve the security for transportation system users
Objective 1.3: Improve the safety of the transportation system
Goal 2: Make transit, walking, bicycling, taxi, ridesharing & carsharing the preferred means of
travel
Objective 2.3: Increase use of all non-private auto modes
Objective 2.4: Improve parking utilization and manage parking demand
These recommended Code changes will support the following Transit First Policy Principles:
To ensure quality of life and economic health in San Francisco, the primary objective of
the transportation system must be the safe and efficient movement of people and goods.
Decisions regarding the use of public street and sidewalk space shall encourage the use of
public rights of way by pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transit, and shall strive to
reduce traffic and improve public health and safety.
Public transit, including taxis and vanpools, is an economically and environmentally
sound alternative to transportation by individual automobiles. Within San Francisco,
travel by public transit, by bicycle and on foot must be an attractive alternative to travel
by private automobile.
Parking policies for areas well served by public transit shall be designed to encourage
travel by public transit and alternative transportation.
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DESCRIPTION
The RPP program was established in 1976 “in response to serious adverse effects caused certain
areas and neighborhoods of the City and County of San Francisco by motor vehicle congestion,
particularly the long-term parking of motor vehicles on the streets of such areas and
neighborhoods by non-residents thereof. . . .In order to protect and promote the integrity of these
areas and neighborhoods, it is necessary to enact parking regulations restricting unlimited
parking by non-residents therein, while providing the opportunity for residents to park near their
home.” (Ordinance 312-76). Most areas are established by a neighborhood petition process,
though the SFMTA has the authority to establish an RPP Area on its own initiative, and has done
so in the past through neighborhood outreach processes. The first RPP Area, Area B, (St.
Charles Avenue) was established in 1977. Since then, the number of RPP areas has grown to 31.
These RPP areas cover approximately one-fourth of the City’s land area, encompass over
150,000 households and nearly 80,000 parking spaces. The SFMTA issues approximately 90,000
resident, visitor and specialty permits annually under this program.
SFMTA’s RPP Evaluation and Reform Project
The SFMTA has completed the RPP Evaluation and Reform Project, a multi-year comprehensive,
data-driven evaluation of the RPP program with the purpose of aligning the RPP program with the
Agency’s and the City’s strategic and sustainability goals and improving its effectiveness.
The evaluation included data collection and analysis to reveal existing trends; a review of best
practices in on-street parking management in residential areas; a robust public engagement
program that included a citywide survey on residential parking; and an evaluation of the possible
fiscal and policy impacts of alternative reform options.
At its November 17, 2015 meeting, staff presented the SFMTA Board of Directors the purpose,
scope, and initial research findings of the RPP Evaluation and Reform Project. Staff then gave
presentations of findings and recommended policy reforms to this Board’s Policy and
Governance Subcommittee on two occasions, November 18, 2016 and March 7, 2017. Project
staff also gave three presentations of the project findings and recommended policy reforms to the
Citizens’ Advisory Council and its Operations and Customer Service Committee. Feedback from
these and other public outreach activities, as described later in this report, are reflected in the
summary of findings listed below:
Demand for parking exceeds supply in many areas. Some RPP areas have occupancy
rates above 90% and permit saturation rates (i.e., total permits divided by total permitted
spaces) above 100%.
The process for establishing new and modifying existing RPP areas needs to be clarified
and improved so that neighborhood parking regulations are made with more public
engagement and as part of a comprehensive transportation and parking planning effort,
especially in mixed-use and industrial areas.
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The RPP program should be more in sync with City transportation goals and policies,
including the City’s Transit First Policy and the General Plan. The achievement of goals
and policies expressed in area plans and regulations for new developments that limit the
amount of off-street parking so as to discourage use of personal vehicles is impeded when
those residents are able to obtain permits to park on the surrounding streets.
The existing permit program is best suited to prototypical residential neighborhoods but
has been applied in areas that were once primarily commercial and industrial. Residential
and commercial/industrial uses have very different transportation needs and present
challenges in the administration of a residential parking permit program.
Schools vary greatly in size, but the current code requires all to meet the same
requirement of having 15 teachers. This eliminates the possibility of smaller schools,
including pre-schools from obtaining permits.
To improve program efficacy and efficiency, existing RPP area boundaries and
regulations should be rationalized.
The permit application process for in-home child caregivers may present a hardship to
families with newborns and very young children.
Because so much of the demand for parking, and thus the challenge of finding parking,
results from internal demand, the program should place more emphasis on managing
demand for on-street parking from residents themselves.
The program could better take advantage of more advanced technological solutions to all
aspects of program planning, enforcement and administration.
The first phase of implementation is to amend the Transportation Code, Division II, to
implement proposed reform policies, and is the latest in a series of proposals to implement some
of the reforms recommended by the RPP Evaluation and Reform Project.
October 3, 2017 SFMTA Board Meeting
On October 3, 2017, the SFMTA presented a package of recommended RPP program reforms to
the SFMTA Board for consideration. The table below lists all of these proposed amendments.
Amendments Proposed on October 3, 2017
1 Add definition for “Residential Area” and delete definition for “Institution”
2 Exempt a vehicle displaying a valid parking permit from payment at on-street parking
meters located in a Residential Parking Permit Area where designated by the SFMTA
with posted signs
3 Clarify that no more than one parking permit may be issued for each commercial property
defined by a separate entrance and mailing address.
4 Simplify and revise the procedure for designating, rescinding or modifying RPP Areas by
combining the text for designating an area with the text for modifying or rescinding an
area and making the criteria for designating a new area also apply to modifying or
rescinding an area
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5 Add a new criterion to the list of criteria to consider when designating, modifying or
rescinding an RPP Area: the potential effectiveness of other parking management tools
6 Add new transferable parking permit for residents operating a Family Child Care home
for use by a child care provider
7 Remove requirement for neighborhood petition for in-home child care provider parking
permit eligibility
8 Remove the requirement that an Educational Institution employ at least 15 teachers to be
eligible for Educational Institution parking permits
9 Pilot in two designated areas of the City new restrictions on the issuance of residential
parking permits to two per household and one per driver
10 Eliminate a resident’s ability to request a waiver for additional parking permits over the
maximum of four per address
11 Revise procedure for designating a new RPP area by replacing the resident petition option
with an application option
12 Change the procedure for determining the maximum number of permits issued to
Educational Institutions
At its October 3, 2017 meeting, the SFMTA Board continued the item and requested that staff:
bring some of the proposed program reforms listed above back to the Board after
conducting additional public outreach;
bring the proposed pilot RPP areas (item 9 above) to the Board as separate items;
retain the current process for a resident petition to designate a new RPP area, while
retaining the SFMTA’s authority to establish an RPP area on its own initiative (item 11
above); and
eliminate the proposal to change the procedure for determining the maximum number of
permits issued to Educational Institutions (item 12 above).
Subsequent RPP Program Reforms Approved by the SFMTA Board
Staff has proceeded as directed and has brought various proposed RPP program reforms to the
Board over the course of the last several months.
At its January 16, 2018 meeting, the SFMTA Board approved Residential Permit Parking Area
AA (Northwest Bernal Heights) and Residential Permit Parking Area EE (Dogpatch) was
approved on April 17, 2018. In both RPP Areas, Transportation Code amendments were
approved that limit permits to one per driver and two per household. Permits for in-home care
providers would not count towards this limit and a waiver for up to a maximum of four permits
would be allowed if there are additional drivers in the household and parking is available in the
area as determined by an SFMTA occupancy survey.
At its February 20, 2018 meeting, the SFMTA Board approved an amendment to the
Transportation Code that eliminates the requirement that educational institutions have at least 15
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teachers to be eligible for RPP permits. This addresses Item 8 in the above table. Since this
change, four pre-schools have been approved for RPP permits. To date five permits have been
issued to those schools.
Remaining RPP Program Reform Recommendations
Of the original set of reforms presented to the SFMTA Board on October 3, 2018 listed in the
table above, three are not being pursued in the first phase of reform measures. SFMTA’s
extensive public outreach indicated that these three reforms would require more outreach to
affected stakeholders. The remaining nine proposals are presented to the SFMTA Board for
approval in this calendar item. One additional proposed amendment has been included. That
additional proposal would apply to all RPP Areas established after May 1, 2018, and would limit
RPP permits to one per individual and two per household. This proposal is further described
below. The table below shows which proposed program reforms have already been adopted, are
included in this calendar item, are not being pursued at this time, or are presented for the first
time in this calendar item.
Amendments Proposed on October 3, 2017 Amendments Proposed for June 5,
2018
Add definition for “Residential Area” and delete
definition for “Institution”
Included
Add new parking management tool, “Paid + Permit”
parking. Exempt a vehicle displaying a valid parking
permit from payment at on-street parking meters
located in a Residential Parking Permit Area where
designated by the SFMTA with posted signs
Included
Clarify that no more than one parking permit may be
issued for each commercial property defined by a
separate entrance and mailing address.
Included
Simplify and revise the procedure for designating,
rescinding or modifying RPP Areas by combining
the text for designating an area with the text for
modifying or rescinding an area and making the
criteria for designating a new area also apply to
modifying or rescinding an area.
Included
Add a new criterion, to evaluate the potential
effectiveness of other parking management tools, to
the list of criteria to consider when designating,
modifying or rescinding an RPP Area
Included
Add new transferable parking permit for residents
operating a Family Child Care home for use by a
child care provider
Included
Remove requirement for neighborhood petition for
in-home child care provider parking permit
Included
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eligibility
Remove the requirement that an Educational
Institution employ at least 15 teachers to be eligible
for Educational Institution parking permits.
Approved by the SFMTA Board on
February 20, 2018
Pilot Area restrictions on issuance of parking
permits
Approved by the SFMTA Board on
January 16, 2018 for Area AA
(Northwest Bernal Heights) and April
17, 2018 for Area EE (Dogpatch).
Eliminate a resident’s ability to request a waiver for
additional parking permits over the maximum of
four per address.
Not included
Revise procedure for designating a new RPP area by
eliminating the resident petition process
Not included
Change the procedure for determining the maximum
number of permits issued to Educational Institutions
Not included
New: For RPP Areas established after
May 2018, limit the number of RPP
permits to one per driver and two per
household, allow a waiver for up to
four parking permits maximum based
on the number of licensed drivers in the
household and parking availability in
the RPP area, and exempt additional
parking permits for in-home health care
and childcare providers from the two
per household maximum.
Analysis of Recommended Transportation Code Changes
The proposed RPP program reforms require amending Transportation Code, Division II, Article
900. The description and rationale for the proposed amendments is in two parts: Definitions
(Section 901) and Residential Parking Permit Program (Section 905)
RPP Program Definitions
Residential Area
A definition for residential area was added because, though the Transportation Code refers to
residential areas as eligible for RPP, the term for a residential area is not defined. The proposed
definition is similar to the original definition in the 1976 RPP enabling legislation which defined
the term as “(a) contiguous or nearly contiguous area containing public streets and highways or
parts thereof where residents dwell.”
Institution
Because the Transportation Code does not authorize SFMTA to issue RPP permits to any
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institutions described in this definition, the definition of “institution” should be deleted. The
definition for “Educational Institution” is provided separately and no amendment is proposed.
Residential Parking Permit Program Permit Privileges
SFMTA staff recommends adding a new parking management tool that would provide greater
flexibility where needed. This new parking management regulation, which is referred to as “Paid
+ Permit” parking, would require visitors parking in RPP Areas, where designated by posted
signs, to pay to park. Currently visitors are provided a grace period for free parking, usually from
one hour to four hours. This new parking management tool would require visitors to pay at
meters, where designated by the SFMTA with posted signs, while exempting vehicles displaying
a valid parking permit from payment at these on-street parking meters.
“Paid + Permit” parking would not be applied on currently metered streets or to commercial or
retail areas where turnover in parking is vital to the economic well-being of the adjacent
businesses. This would be a new type of RPP regulation that uses payment, rather than time
limits, to discourage long-term parking by non-permit holders. It is a flexible tool that can
accommodate various types of visitors while discouraging those who are simply using residential
streets for free parking. Implementing this parking management tool would require approval by
the SFMTA Board of Directors, just as with other parking regulations. “Paid + Permit” parking
would be considered only where the need for flexibility is warranted and there is neighborhood
support.
Eligibility for Business Permits
This amendment clarifies that no more than one parking permit may be issued for each
commercial property defined by a separate entrance and mailing address. This change will clarify
how many permits may be obtained by a single business address. Currently, the Transportation
Code can be interpreted to allow the issuance of multiple parking permits to multiple businesses
located at a single address. The intent of the change is to reinforce the original intent to limit
permits to one permit per commercial address.
Additional Permits
This amendment moves the “Additional Residential Parking Permits” section from subsection
(g) to (e). By moving this subsection, all the various provisions regarding the different types of
RPP permits are located together in the Transportation Code. Amendments to specific permit
types are discussed below.
Health Care Worker Permits
This amendment clarifies the administration of Residential Parking Permits for in-home health
care providers. It changes the parking permit from one that is permanently affixed to the health
care provider’s vehicle to a transferrable hangtag. It also limits the number of permits to no more
than one, but allows up to three vehicle license plate numbers to be listed on the permit to
accommodate sequential care providers.
Childcare Permits
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This amendment deletes the requirement that a resident obtain petition signatures from other
residential units in support of issuing a parking permit for an in-home child care provider. It also
limits the number of such permits to no more than one, but allows up to three vehicle license
plate numbers to be listed on the permit so as to accommodate sequential care providers. The
current code requirement of signature-gathering can present a hardship on young families with
newborns or young children needing in-home care. Currently, all eligible households may
purchase up to four permits and families with in-home medical care providers may obtain
permits for them. Issuance of a permit for an in-home care provider counts toward the four per
household maximum.
Family Child Care Homes
This amendment allows permits for a care provider who works at a state-licensed Family Child
Care Home located in an RPP area. As a resident of the RPP area, the resident Family Child Care
Home operator is eligible for a permit. This amendment would enable the resident to purchase a
transferrable permit for an assistant care provider that does not reside within the RPP area. Based
on data from the Children’s Council, there are approximately 60 Family Child Care Homes
within RPP areas that are licensed to provide care for up to 12 children. Due to their small size,
care providers leaving to move their vehicle every two hours place the facility at risk of falling
below the state-mandated teacher/child ratios and jeopardizing the safety of small children.
Designating, Rescinding or Modifying Residential Parking Permit Area
This amendment simplifies and revises the Transportation Code by combining the text for
designating new RPP areas with the text for modifying or rescinding existing RPP Areas.
Specifically, it combines the current subsection (e), Procedure for Designating Residential
Permit Parking Areas with subsection (h), Procedure for Rescinding or Modifying Residential
Parking Permit Areas into the new Section (f), Designating, Rescinding or Modifying Residential
Parking Permit Areas. Combining Sections (e) and (h) makes it clear that the criteria for
designating Residential Parking Permit Areas also apply to modifying and rescinding areas.
Criteria for Designating, Rescinding or Modifying Residential Parking Permit Area
This amendment adds one new criterion to the existing five that must be taken into account when
recommending a residential area for Residential Permit Parking. The new criterion is whether
other parking regulations will improve availability, since designating an RPP area may not be the
best tool for parking management in some locations. The intent is to look more broadly at the
most appropriate parking management tools within the context of the city’s transportation goals.
Residential Parking Permit Areas Established after May 1, 2018
This amendment limits the number of Residential Parking Permits to no more than one permit
issued to an individual person and no more than two permits issued to a single household, and
provides for a waiver for up to four permits that may be issued to a single address, except that
Health Care Worker or Childcare permits shall not count towards the maximum of two permits
per household that can be issued.
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STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
The proposed legislation is the result of the Residential Permit Parking Reform Project. The
project included a robust public engagement program that was implemented in four phases.
Phase I: Building Awareness (Fall 2015 – Spring 2016)
After a year of research and data analysis, the project team formally kicked off the public
engagement program with a presentation to the SFMTA Board of Directors on November 17,
2015. The televised presentation showcased some early findings from the research, the purpose
of the project, the scope of work and the timeline. A project website was launched and email
notifications sent to over a thousand neighborhood and business groups and other stakeholders
notifying them of the project’s kickoff and linking them to the new website,
www.sfmta.com/neighborhoodparking.
At the same time, a household survey (2015 Residential Parking Permit Program Resident
Survey) was administered by Godbe Research to thousands of registered city voters who
provided their email address on their voter registration. The sample was a close representation of
the city’s population as a whole. 2,349 residents completed the survey. A full report of survey
findings is posted on the project website, www.sfmta.com/neighborhoodparking.
Four open houses, one in each quadrant of the City, brought the project team to the
neighborhoods and earned press coverage about the project. Eighty people attended and 50
comment cards were submitted. The open house format allowed attendees to browse a series of
presentation boards that summarized the findings of the SFMTA’s research as well as the history
of the program while having an opportunity to speak directly with SFMTA staff.
Open House Meeting Dates
Date Location
February 23, 2016 James Lick School, Noe Valley
February 24, 2016 Chinese Cultural Center, 750 Kearny St.
February 27, 2016 County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park
March 1, 2016 City College, Ocean Ave. Campus
Phase II: Stakeholder Involvement (Spring – Summer 2016)
During the summer of 2016, the project team organized and facilitated eleven community
workshops, one in each Supervisorial district. The workshops were held at neighborhood venues
to make it easier for residents to attend.
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The workshops differed from the open house events in that SFMTA staff facilitated group
discussions about key program issues with attendees. Among the topics discussed were
increasing efficiency through greater use of technology, making it easier to purchase short-term
permits, rationalizing residential permit parking area boundaries and regulations, linking the
number of permits issued to the availability of on-street parking, and possibly charging a
premium for residents with garages.
Over 170 people attended (about 15 on average per workshop). Workshops were promoted
through multiple channels, including email notifications, newsletters, updates to the project
website, earned media and use of the SFMTA’s social media accounts.
Community Workshop Dates and Location
Date Location and Supervisorial District
May 3, 2016 San Francisco Day School, Western Addition
May 4, 2016 Calvary Presbyterian, Pacific Heights
May 9, 2016 Richmond Community Center
May 10, 2016 Grace Evangelical, Sunset
May 18, 2016 City College, Chinatown/North Beach
May 19, 2016 City College, Mission District
May 23, 2016 St. Stephens Church, 19th Avenue/Stonestown
May 25, 2016 Minnie and Lovie Ward Center, Ingleside/Oceanview
June 1, 2016 St. Anthony’s, Tenderloin
June 2, 2016 Southeast Community Center, Bayview-Hunters Point
June 28, 2016 International School, Hayes Valley
Feedback from these and other meetings was recorded and used to develop possible reforms to
the program.
Phase III: Evaluating Reform Policy Options (Fall 2016 - Summer 2017)
After a period of developing and evaluating the impacts of alternative policy options for
reforming the program, project staff hosted two focus group meetings on October 4 and October
5, 2016, as well as a public open house on October 12, 2016.
Each focus group lasted two hours and discussed each of the following eight possible permit
reform policies:
Area-wide permit cap
Cap of two permits per household
Cap of one permit per driver
Graduated permit pricing
Premium permit pricing for those with access to off-street parking
Omit permit eligibility for new housing in certain areas
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Paid + Permit parking
Subdivide large permit areas
Phase IV: Inform the Public of Final Recommendations for Program Reform
SFMTA conducted a fourth phase of public outreach to inform members of the public of the final
RPP Reform proposals. This outreach consisted of:
Letters to 54,000 existing RPP account holders announcing the May 3, 2018, Open House
and providing a list of proposed policy changes
Emails sent to about 4,500 members of the public who have signed up to receive SFTMA
updates. The emails announced the May 3, 2018 Open House and provided a list of
proposed policy changes
In response to the letters and emails, staff received and responded to emails from over 100
residents and businesses
Open house on May 3, 2018 attended by about 50 members of the public
Meetings with neighborhood and business associations
Other Meetings and Presentations
Several stakeholder groups requested that staff make presentations at their meetings. Included in
the list below are several neighborhood associations and business groups whose members could
be impacted by changes to the Residential Parking Permit program. Staff also made several
presentations during the course of the Project to the Citizens’ Advisory Council and the Board’s
Policy and Governance Committee. Staff received valuable input and feedback at these meetings
which is reflected in the policy changes being recommended.
SFMTA Citizens’ Advisory Council 11/5/15
SFMTA Board of Directors 11/17/15
SFMTA Citizens’ Advisory Council 5/5/16
Council of San Francisco Neighborhood Associations 5/23/16
Small Business Commission 6/13/16
South Beach/Rincon/Mission Bay Neighborhood 6/13/16
Telegraph Hill Dwellers 6/14/16
Council of District Merchant Associations 6/21/16
Small Business Network 6/27/16
Office of Workforce and Economic Development 10/12/16
SFMTA Citizens’ Advisory Council 11/3/16
SFMTA Board Policy and Governance Committee 11/18/16
SFMTA Board Policy and Governance Committee 3/17/17
SFMTA Citizens’ Advisory Council 8/3/17
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Project Website Statistics
In November 2015, the project website went live. Since then, there have been:
13,887 page views
11,486 unique page views
1,613 subscribers to project updates
o 494 added directly from project website
o 948 individuals added to subscriber list by attending meetings, open houses or
focus group
o 665 individuals added from a network
Outreach to Members of the Board of Supervisors
Staff offered briefings about the project to all members of the Board of Supervisors at least
twice. In the case of some Supervisors, staff provided three or four briefings over the course of
the RPP Reform Project. Supervisors and their staff provided substantial input including: (a)
potential policy options, (b) feedback on the RPP program from their constituents, and (c)
thoughts about implementation of any approved changes. This input, together with input
gathered through the public outreach program, was used to inform the policy recommendations
and phasing discussed above.
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED
Staff considered a full range of alternative policy reforms and evaluated those using criteria that
included: potential efficacy and achievement of goals; impact on revenue and staffing; public
support; availability of required technology; and practicability of implementation and administration.
Policy alternatives that did not score well on these criteria were not selected for moving forward in
this phase of implementation. These policy alternatives include the following:
Replacing the Resident Petition Process with an Application Process
This option would have replaced the resident petition process for initiating the establishment (or
modification or rescission) of a new RPP area with a broader application process. This application
process would then trigger a neighborhood planning process to ensure that all neighborhood
stakeholders (including business owners and residents of nearby blocks who may have been left
out of a petition process) had a chance to make their voices heard. This option is not being
pursued because most residents wished to retain the petition process. In addition, SFMTA staff
can pursue a neighborhood planning process regardless of whether residents submit a petition or an
application. In addition, the Transportation Code currently provides the SFMTA the authority to
establish (or modify or rescind) an RPP area on its own initiative.
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Market-Based or Demand-Responsive Pricing
This option would base the price of permits on parking occupancy rates, and would be set at a
price that would achieve optimal parking availability. This would cause permit prices to not only
fluctuate over time, but could also vary from permit area to permit area or from one block to
another. This option is not pursued because state law dictates that fees be limited to the actual cost
of administering and enforcing the program. The current permit fee of $128 is based on that cost.
Area-Wide Permit Cap
This option would implement a cap on total permit issuance within an RPP Area, by limiting
total permits issued in each affected Area to 120% of the permitted spaces in the Area. This
would affect six permit areas: A, C, S, I, J and N. Because these are also the largest areas, would
affect 45% of all permit accounts. We are not pursuing this option at this time because of the
complexity of administration, requiring the establishment of a waiting list and an educational
campaign to realtors and property owners in the six affected areas. The educational campaign
would need to address the perceived inequity or lack of fairness in a system that would issue
permits to those existing households issued permits before the cap went into effect and newer
households who would have to be placed on the wait list.
Graduated Permit Pricing
About 6% of permit accounts (households) have three or more permits. This change would
double the cost of the second permit, triple the cost of the third permit and quadruple the cost of
the fourth permit. To maintain revenue neutrality, the cost of the first permit would be reduced,
possibly increasing the number of households with one permit. We are not pursuing this change
at this time. We will evaluate the effectiveness of household caps implemented in the two new
RPP Areas, Areas AA and EE, first.
Premium for Access to Off-Street Parking
About 53% of permit-holders have access to off-street parking (RPP Citywide Household
Survey, SFMTA, 2015). This change would double the price of the first permit and triple the
price of the second permit for those with off-street parking. We are not pursuing this change at
this time because, to have the hoped-for impact, SFMTA would have to have a means to verify
whether permit applicants have access to off-street parking, which would impact administration
and enforcement substantially.
Auction
This option would adopt a system of auctioning permits in some highly impacted RPP areas,
where new high-density housing is being constructed. For new high-density development in
some RPP areas, the number of permits issued would be based on the availability of on-street
spaces. An auction system would be used to issue permits. This is not being pursued at this time
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due to challenges with administration and the need to keep permit costs within the cost-recovery
framework.
Apportioning Permits to Residential and Commercial Occupants
In mixed-use areas, local businesses have a need for employee parking. By apportioning parking
permits based on the ratio of residential units to businesses, residents and businesses would have
more equal access to parking permits. This option is not pursued at this time as it would (a)
change the purpose of residential permit parking, (b) require an entirely new process for
determining eligibility and issuing permits and (c) have a substantial impact on administrative
time in developing and implementing a protocol for verifying business employment using a third
party data source.
Educational Institution Permit Limits
This option would require schools to prepare and implement a transportation demand
management plan to be eligible for permits and limit permits to 30% of full time teachers. This
change is not pursued at this time due to the need for additional outreach to schools.
Automatically Grant Permit Eligibility to All Addresses within Two Blocks of RPP
Boundaries
Though many residents living outside of permit areas have requested this, staff chose not to
pursue at this time because the density of households and vehicles within most existing RPP
areas is so great that allowing additional vehicles from outside the RPP area could undermine the
intent of the program.
FUNDING IMPACT
The Residential Permit Parking program is operated on a cost-recovery basis. Any changes
resulting in increased operating costs will be recovered through increased permit fees. There will
be no net fiscal impact.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
On April 20, 2017, the SFMTA, under authority delegated by the Planning Department,
determined that the Residential Parking Program Reform is not defined as a “project” under the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Title 14 of the California
Code of Regulations Sections 15060(c) and 15378(b).
On May 10, 2017, the Planning Department concurred with the SFMTA’s determination.
A copy of the CEQA determination is on file with the Secretary to the SFMTA Board of
Directors and is incorporated herein by reference.
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OTHER APPROVALS RECEIVED OR STILL REQUIRED
The City Attorney has reviewed this report.
RECOMMENDATION
The SFMTA staff recommend that the SFMTA Board approve amending the Transportation
Code Division II, Article 900 to amend the Residential Parking Permit Program to: (1) delete the
defined term for “Institution” and add “Residential Area”; (2) simplify and revise the procedure
for designating, rescinding, or modifying a Residential Parking Permit Area; (3) revise the
factors to be considered in determining whether to grant a waiver request for additional parking
permits; (4) limit the number of Residential Parking Permits to no more than one permit issued to
an individual and no more than two permits issued to a single address, and provide for a waiver
for up to four permits that may be issued to a single address, except that Health Care Worker or
Childcare permits which shall not count towards the maximum number of permits that can be
issued, for residents of Residential Parking Permit Areas established after May 1, 2018; (5)
eliminate the special petition process for Childcare parking permits; (6) authorize the issuance of
one transferable parking permit to a resident licensed to operate a family child care home for use
by a child care provider working at the home; and (7) exempt vehicles displaying a valid permit
from payment at on-street Parking Meters located in the Residential Parking Permit Area where
designated by the SFMTA with posted signs.
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SAN FRANCISCO
MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RESOLUTION No. ______________
WHEREAS, The Residential Parking Permit (RPP) program was established in 1976 in
response to serious adverse effects caused by motor vehicle congestion, particularly the long-
term parking of motor vehicles on the streets of residential areas and neighborhoods by non-
residents; and;
WHEREAS, The RPP program restricts unlimited parking by non-residents in designated
residential areas, while providing the opportunity for residents to park near their home
(Ordinance 312-76); and,
WHEREAS, The RPP program is administered by the San Francisco Municipal
Transportation Agency; and,
WHEREAS, The SFMTA has undertaken a comprehensive, data-driven evaluation of the
RPP program for the purpose of aligning it with the Agency’s and the City’s strategic and
sustainability goals and improving its effectiveness; and,
WHEREAS, A comprehensive public outreach program that included a citywide
household survey, open houses, community workshops and meetings with neighborhood and
business organizations provided input into the development of possible reform measures; and,
WHEREAS, At its November 17, 2015 meeting, staff presented the San Francisco
Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors the purpose, scope, and initial research
findings of the RPP Evaluation and Reform Project; and,
WHEREAS, The program evaluation led to the development and analysis of alternative
reform policies and practices, to be implemented in phases; and,
WHEREAS, The proposed reform policies are to: (1) delete the defined term for
“Institution” and add “Residential Area”; (2) simplify and revise the procedure for designating,
rescinding, or modifying a Residential Parking Permit Area; (3) revise the factors to be
considered in determining whether to grant a waiver request for additional parking permits; (4)
limit the number of Residential Parking Permits to no more than one permit issued to an
individual and no more than two permits issued to a single address, and provide for a waiver for
up to four permits that may be issued to a single address, except that Health Care Worker or
Childcare permits which shall not count towards the maximum number of permits that can be
issued, for residents of Residential Parking Permit Areas established after May 1, 2018; (5)
eliminate the special petition process for Childcare parking permits; (6) authorize the issuance of
one transferable parking permit to a resident licensed to operate a family child care home for use
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by a child care provider working at the home; and (7) exempt vehicles displaying a valid permit
from payment at on-street Parking Meters located in the Residential Parking Permit Area where
designated by the SFMTA with posted signs; and,
WHEREAS, The first phase of implementation is to amend the Transportation Code,
Division II, to implement proposed reform policies; and,
WHEREAS, The proposed modifications are subject to environmental review under the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and,
WHEREAS, On April 20, 2017, the SFMTA, under authority delegated by the Planning
Department, determined that the Residential Parking Program Reform is not defined as a
“project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant Title 14 of the
California Code of Regulations Sections 15060(c) and 15378(b); and,
WHEREAS, On May 10, 2017, the Planning Department concurred with the SFMTA’s
determination; and,
WHEREAS, A copy of the CEQA determination is on file with the Secretary to the
SFMTA Board of Directors, and is incorporated herein by reference; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors
amends the Transportation Code Division II, Article 900 to amend the Residential Parking Permit
Program to: (1) delete the defined term for “Institution” and add “Residential Area”; (2) simplify
and revise the procedure for designating, modifying or rescinding a Residential Parking Permit
Area; (3) limit the number of Residential Parking Permits to no more than one permit issued to an
individual person and no more than two permits issued to a single address, and provide for a waiver
for up to four permits that may be issued to a single address, except that Health Care Worker or
Childcare permits which shall not count towards the maximum number of permits that can be
issued, for residents of Residential Parking Permit Areas established after May 1, 2018 ; (4)
eliminate the petition process currently required for Childcare parking permits; (5) authorize the
issuance of one transferable parking permit to a resident licensed to operate a family child care
home for use by a child care provider working at the home; and (6) exempt vehicles displaying a
valid permit from payment at on-street Parking Meters located in the Residential Parking Permit
Area where designated by the SFMTA with posted signs.
I certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Municipal
Transportation Agency Board of Directors at its meeting of June 5, 2018.
______________________________________
Secretary to the Board of Directors
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
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RESOLUTION
[Transportation Code – Residential Parking Permit Program]
Resolution amending the Transportation Code to amend the Residential Parking
Permit Program to: (1) delete the defined term for “Institution” and add
“Residential Area”; (2) simplify and revise the procedure for designating,
rescinding, or modifying a Residential Parking Permit Area; (3) revise the factors
to be considered in determining whether to grant a waiver request for additional
parking permits; (4) limit the number of Residential Parking Permits to no more
than one permit issued to an individual and no more than two permits issued to a
single address, and provide for a waiver for up to four permits that may be issued
to a single address, except that Health Care Worker or Childcare permits which
shall not count towards the maximum number of permits that can be issued, for
residents of Residential Parking Permit Areas established after May 1, 2018; (5)
eliminate the petition process for Childcare parking permits; (6) authorize the
issuance of one transferable parking permit to a resident licensed to operate a
family child care home for use by a child care provider working at the home; and
(7) exempt vehicles displaying a valid permit from payment at on-street Parking
Meters located in the Residential Parking Permit Area where designated by the
SFMTA with posted signs.
NOTE: Additions are single-underline Times New Roman; deletions are strike-through Times New Roman.
The Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors of the City and County
of San Francisco enacts the following regulations:
Section 1. Article 900 of Division II of the Transportation Code is hereby
amended by revising Sections 901 and 905, to read as follows:
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SEC. 901. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Article 900, the following words and phrases shall have the
following meanings:
* * * *
Educational Institution. Any school or other place of learning providing a
preschool, elementary, or secondary level of study.
Institution. A place of employment with more than 200 employees or an Educational
Institution located in a primarily residential neighborhood, including but not limited to such
facilities as an accredited college, university, hospital or sanitarium.
* * * *
Residential Area. A contiguous or nearly contiguous area of one or more blocks
containing streets and highways or parts thereof, primarily abutted by residential property.
Residential Parking Permit. A permit issued by the SFMTA to a specified
vehicle that authorizes such vehicle to Park in the Residential Parking Permit Area
without being subject to enforcement of Residential Parking Permit Area time
restrictions.
Residential Parking Permit Area. A rResidential aArea designated pursuant to
Section 905 wherein Resident Motor Vehicles displaying a valid Residential Parking
Permit shall be exempt from specified Parking time restrictions.
* * * *
Transportation Broker. The authorized representative of an Institution, including
but not limited to the principal or administrator of an Educational Institution, who has
primary responsibility for implementing the SFMTA's Parking permit program for that
Educational Institution and who is designated as the Educational Institution's primary
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liaison with the SFMTA for all issues related to on-street Parking permits issued
pursuant to this Article 900.
* * * *
Sec. 905. RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT.
(a) General Permit Requirements.
* * * *
(b) Permit Privileges.
(1) Any vehicle that displays a valid Residential Parking Permit shall be
permitted to Park in the Residential Parking Permit Area for which the permit has been
issued notwithstanding posted time restrictions, but is not exempt from Parking
restrictions established pursuant to any authority other than this Section 905 except as set
forth in subsection (b)(2).
(2) Any vehicle that displays a valid Residential Parking Permit shall be
exempt from payment at on-street Parking Meters, as required by Division I, Section 7.2.23
(Payment of Parking Meter), located in a Residential Parking Permit Area where designated by
the SFMTA with posted signs.
(c) Number of Permits.
(1) Except as set forth in subsection (c)(2), nNo more than four Residential
Parking Permits shall be issued to a single address. Residents may file a request for
waiver of this limitation with the SFMTA to obtain additional permits. Factors that may be
considered by the Director of Transportation or his or her designee in determining whether to
grant a waiver request are the following: the availability of on-street Parking in the requester’s
residential area and the number of licensed drivers in the household. Factors to be considered by
the Director of Transportation when determining whether or not to grant a permit include, but are
not limited to, the availability of on-street Parking in the requestor's residential area and
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demonstrated need. The Director of Transportation shall maintain public records for all
waivers granted, including all documentation provided in support of approval. The
annual fee for additional permits shall be twice the base annual permit fee for the fifth
permit, three times the base annual permit fee for the sixth permit, and four times the
base annual permit fee for any permits over six.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (c)(1), for residents of Areas AA and
EE, and for residents of Residential Parking Permit Areas established after May 1, 2018, no
more than one Residential Parking Permit shall be issued to an individual person and
no more than two Residential Parking Permits shall be issued to a single address.
Residents of Areas AA and EE and residents of Residential Parking Permit Areas established
after May 1, 2018 may file a request for a waiver of these limitations with the SFMTA for
up to a maximum of four Residential Parking Permits issued to a single address.
Factors that may be considered by the Director of Transportation or his or her designee
in determining whether to grant a waiver request are the following: the availability of on-
street Parking in the requester’s residential area and the number of licensed drivers in
the household. The annual fee for additional permits shall be twice the base annual
permit fee for the third permit, and three times the base annual permit fee for the fourth
permit. Any Residential Parking Permit issued to a resident of Areas AA and EE, or
residents of Residential Permit Parking Areas established after May 1, 2018, for purposes of
subsection (ge)(1) [Health Care Worker Permit] or subsection (ge)(5) [Childcare Permit]
shall not count towards the maximum number of Residential Parking Permits that can
be issued to a single address except that the total number of permits issued to a single
address shall not exceed four permits.
(d) Application Requirements.
* * * *
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(2) Residential Parking Permits may be issued for motor vehicles only
upon application of the following Persons:
* * * *
(C) A Person who owns or leases commercial property and
actively engages in business activity within a Residential Parking Permit area. However,
a permit shall only be issued if the applicant presents a valid business registration or tax
exemption certificate required by Article 12 of the San Francisco Business and Tax
Regulations Code. No more than one permit may be issued for each business
establishment commercial property defined by a separate entrance and mailing address for a
motor vehicle registered to or under the control of such a Person. The authority to
qualify for a Residential Parking Permit pursuant to this subsection is transferable to a
bona fide employee of the business. A business may purchase up to three additional
permits for delivery vehicles provided that the vehicles are registered to the business'
address and display commercial plates.
* * * *
(e) Procedure for Designating Residential Parking Permit Areas.
(1) Upon receipt of a petition on a form prescribed by the SFMTA by
residents of at least 250 residential units in the residential area proposed for designation or
residents living in 50 percent of the residential units in the area proposed for designation, the
City Traffic Engineer shall direct surveys or studies as necessary to determine whether a
residential area is suitable as a Residential Parking Permit Area.
(2) The City Traffic Engineer shall make recommendations to the SFMTA
Board of Directors regarding the proposed designation of new Residential Parking Permit Areas.
Such recommendation shall include the proposed time restriction for Parking and the proposed
days and times of enforcement. Before making any such recommendation to the SFMTA Board,
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the City Traffic Engineer shall ensure that the proposed area meets the following minimum
qualifications for a Residential Parking Permit Area:
(A) A Residential Parking Permit Area must contain a minimum of one
mile of street frontage.
(B) Objective criteria must establish that the proposed Residential
Parking Permit Area is affected for extended periods by the Parking of motor vehicles that are
not registered to an address within the proposed Residential Parking Permit Area.
(3) Nothing in this Section is intended to limit the SFMTA's ability to
recommend a Residential Parking Permit Area on its own initiative for public hearing and
approval by the SFMTA Board of Directors.
(f) Criteria for Designating Residential Parking Permit Area. In determining
whether to recommend that a residential area be designated as a Residential Parking Permit Area,
the City Traffic Engineer shall take into account factors which include but are not limited to the
following:
(1) The extent of the desire and need of the residents for Residential Parking
Permits and their willingness to bear the resulting administrative costs even if the SFMTA does
so on its own initiative.
(2) The extent to which legal on-street Parking Spaces are occupied during the
period proposed for Parking restrictions;
(3) The extent to which vehicles Parking in the area during the times of the
proposed Parking restrictions are not registered to residents of proposed Residential Parking
Permit Area; and
(4) The extent to which Motor Vehicles registered to Persons residing in the
residential area cannot be accommodated by the number of available off-street Parking Spaces.
(ge) Additional Residential Parking Permits.
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(1) Health Care Worker Permits. The Director of Transportation or his
or her designee is authorized to issue no more than one transferable Parking Permit, for use by
up to three vehicles, additional Parking Permits to residents of a Residential Parking Permit
Area for use of Persons who, on a regular basis, provide health care or other related
services essential to the well-being of the resident applicant, upon the certification by a
licensed physician that such services are required. The Parking Permit issued to a
resident for use by such Persons shall count towards the fournumber of Residential
Parking Permits that may be issued to a single address pursuant to subsection (c)(1).
(2) Fire Station Permits. Upon the request of the Fire Chief, the
Director of Transportation or his or her designee shall issue to the officer in charge of a fire
station within a residential Parking area that quarterswith more than one living unit, not
more than 10 transferable Parking Permits and to the officer in charge of a fire station
within a residential Parking area that quarterswith more than one living unit, not more than
five transferable Parking Permits for the exclusive use of uniformed members assigned
to the station on a temporary basis because of staffing shortages. The Fire Chief shall
adopt rules and regulations for the distribution of permits, consistent with this Code.
(3) Educational Institution Permits.
(A) Upon written request, the Director of Transportation shall
issue transferable Parking permits to the Transportation Broker of an Educational
Institution with certificated employees or Persons regularly employed as classroom
teachers and located within a Residential Parking Permit Area. The transferable Parking
permits shall be valid during the days and times of parking enforcement in the
Residential Parking Permit Area and for the use of persons employed as teachers at
such Educational Institution who reside outside of the Residential Parking Permit Area.
* * * *
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(C) Upon written request from the Educational Institution
documenting the need for more than 15 permits, the Director of Transportation may
issue up to an additional five permits if the total number may not exceed the limitation in
subsection 905(ge)(3)(B) above, and if Parking occupancy in the Residential Parking
Permit Area surrounding the Educational Institution is low enough to accommodate the
additional permits.
(D) Each Parking permit issued pursuant to this Section
905(ge)(3) shall be valid for one year and may be renewed annually. In distributing
permits for a particular Educational Institution, the Transportation Broker shall give
consideration to those teachers who are regularly carpooling to work.
(E) In addition to permits issued under subsection 905(ge)(3)(A),
the Director of Transportation may issue City-wide permits for teachers and school
administrators employed by the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) whose
duties require them to travel to more than one school site and who have been approved
by the Superintendent of the SFUSD, or his or her designee. For purposes of this
Section, "school administrators" shall be defined as those administrators who provide
on-site, direct support to schools that have been identified as low-performing by
SFUSD, the State of California, or the federal government. The permit shall exempt the
holder from Residential Parking Permit Area regulations on weekdays between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. when performing official functions for the SFUSD, and shall
be valid for one year.
(4) Foreign Consulate Permits. One Residential Parking Permit may
be issued upon application to foreign consulates located within a Residential Parking
Permit Area, and up to a maximum of two additional Parking permits per cConsulate for
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the exclusive use of vehicles registered to the Consulate with the Department of Motor
Vehicles.
(5) Childcare Permits. The Director of Transportation or his or her
designee is authorized to issue a maximum of one transferable Parking Permit, for use on
up to three vehicles, to residents of a Residential Parking Permit Area for use of Persons
who, on a regular basis, provide childcare services essential to the well-being of a child
12 years old or under who resides with the resident. Before a Parking Permit can be issued
for a specific block, a resident(s) will be required to submit a petition on a form prescribed by the
SFMTA from either ten residential units or fifty percent of the residential units on the block,
whichever represents the smaller number of residential units, supporting the issuance of a
Childcare Parking Permit. No single address shall be permitted to be issued or possess
more than one Parking Permit for use by such Persons at any one time. The Parking
Permit issued to a resident for use by such Persons shall count towards the fournumber
of Residential Parking Permits that may be issued to a single address pursuant to
subsection (c)(1).
(6) Family Child Care Homes. The Director of Transportation or his or her
designee is authorized to issue a maximum of one transferable Parking Permit, for use on up to
three vehicles, to a resident licensed by the California Health and Human Services Agency, in
accordance with Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations, to
operate a family child care home for use by a child care provider working at the home who
resides outside the Residential Permit Parking Area. The Parking Permit issued to the resident
shall count towards the number of Residential Parking Permits that may be issued to a single
address pursuant to subsection (c)(1).
(hf) Procedure forDesignating, Rescinding, or Modifying Residential
Parking Permit Areas.
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(1) The SFMTA Board of Directors may, after a public hearing, designate, rescind, or
modify a Residential Parking Permit Area in which vehicles displaying a valid Residential
Parking Permit are exempt from specified Parking restrictions, including time restrictions, for
Parking and the days and times of enforcementUpon receipt of a petition on a form prescribed by
the SFMTA by residents of at least fifty percent of the residential units in the designated
residential area proposed to be rescinded, or the designated residential area proposed to be
modified with respect to existing parking restriction hours, effective times, or the residential area
covered, the SFMTA shall direct surveys or studies as necessary to determine whether the
residential area designation should be rescinded or modified.
(1) The SFMTA, on its own initiative, may recommend that the SFMTA
Board of Directors approve the designation, rescission, or modification of a Residential Parking
Permit Area.
(2) Upon receipt of a petition on a form prescribed by the SFMTA by
residents of at least 250 residential units, or residents living in 50% of the residential units, in the
Residential Area proposed to be designated, established, or rescinded, the SFMTA shall direct
surveys or studies as necessary to determine whether the Residential Area should be designated,
rescinded, or modifiedNothing in this Section is intended to limit the SFMTA's ability to
recommend on its own initiative for public hearing and approval by the SFMTA Board of
Directors a Residential Parking Permit Area to be rescinded or modified with respect to existing
parking restriction hours, effective times, or the residential area covered.
(g) Criteria for Designating, Rescinding, or Modifying a Residential Parking
Permit Area.
In determining whether to designate, rescind, or modify a Residential Parking Permit
Area, the SFMTA Board of Directors shall take into account factors which include, but are not
limited, to the following:
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(1) A Residential Parking Permit Area contains a minimum of one mile of
street frontage;
(2) The extent of the desire and need of the residents for Residential Parking
Permits and their willingness to bear the resulting administrative costs even if the SFMTA does
so on its own initiative;
(3) The extent to which legal on-street Parking Spaces are occupied during the
period proposed for Parking restrictions;
(4) The extent to which vehicles Parking in the area during the times of the
proposed Parking restrictions are not registered to residents of the proposed or affected
Residential Parking Permit Area;
(5) The extent to which off-street Parking is available; and
(6) Whether other regulations would improve parking availability.
Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective 31 days after
enactment. Enactment occurs when the San Francisco Municipal Transportation
Agency Board of Directors approves this ordinance.
Section 3. Scope of Ordinance. In enacting this ordinance, the San Francisco
Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors intends to amend only those words,
phrases, paragraphs, subsections, sections, articles, numbers, letters, punctuation
marks, charts, diagrams, or any other constituent parts of the Transportation Code that
are explicitly shown in this ordinance as additions or deletions in accordance with the
"Note" that appears under the official title of the ordinance.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney By: JOHN I. KENNEDY Deputy City Attorney n:\legana\as2018\1800568\01274041.docx
I certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco
Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors at its meeting of June 5, 2018.
Secretary to the Board of Directors San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
